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Paternal

Adjective

Sense 1: Relating to or characteristic of a father; fatherly.
Sample sentence: He gave me some paternal advice before I left for college.

Sense 2: Inherited or passed down from one's father.
Sample sentence: The child has a paternal instinct for music, just like his father.

Noun

Sense 1: A word indicating a relationship with or connection to one's father.
Sample sentence: The term "dad" is a familiar paternal used by many children.

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